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1. The Guardian (2001–2004)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick.
Stars: Simon Baker, Alan Rosenberg, Raphael Sbarge, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 5,915
2. Case 39 (2009)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected.
Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Ian McShane, Jodelle Ferland, Bradley Cooper
Votes: 93,509 | Gross: $13.25M
3. Judging Amy (1999–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
A family drama focused on three generations of women living together in Hartford, Connecticut.
Stars: Amy Brenneman, Tyne Daly, Karle Warren, Richard T. Jones
Votes: 7,052
4. Little Bird (2023)
46 min | Drama
This six episode series chronicles the cruel treatment of indigenous children.
Stars: Darla Contois, Ellyn Jade, Alanna Bale, Osawa Muskwa
Votes: 1,069
5. Take Care of Maya (2023)
TV-14 | 103 min | Documentary
As a medical team tries to understand 10-year-old Maya Kowalski's rare illness, they begin to question her parents. Suddenly, Maya is in state custody - despite a family desperate to bring their daughter home.
Director: Henry Roosevelt | Star: Maya Kowalski
Votes: 9,801
6. Heart and Souls (1993)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An unhappy businessman finds a new sense of purpose after he's tasked with helping a quartet of ghosts fulfill their last wishes before moving on to the afterlife.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard, Kyra Sedgwick
Votes: 18,984 | Gross: $16.58M
7. Everybody Sing (1938)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Judy Bellaire (Judy Garland) is the center of trouble at her exclusive, very conservative private school. She is expelled when she starts singing in a jazzy style in her music class. Mayhem... See full summary »
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Allan Jones, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Reginald Owen
Votes: 664
8. Hungry Hearts (2014)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life-or-death circumstance.
Director: Saverio Costanzo | Stars: Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell, Brandon Reiss
Votes: 5,956
9. My Little Princess (2011)
105 min | Drama
When Hanah re-emerges in the life of her pre-pubescent daughter, she comes with a strange, yet attractive proposition: she needs her own girl to pose for her in ways that would later take by surprise the Parisian art world of the 1970s.
Director: Eva Ionesco | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Anamaria Vartolomei, Georgetta Leahu, Denis Lavant
Votes: 1,891
10. Armored (2009)
PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.
Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Columbus Short, Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno
Votes: 31,877 | Gross: $15.99M
11. Goodbye to All That (2014)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When his wife unexpectedly informs him that she wants a divorce, well-meaning but oblivious husband Otto Wall finds himself thrust back into bachelorhood, where he searches for the real thing amidst a string of one night stands.
Director: Angus MacLachlan | Stars: Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey, Anna Camp, Heather Graham
Votes: 2,513 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Man on the Roof (1976)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, Håkan Serner
Votes: 5,012
13. Hamraaz (1967)
170 min | Mystery, Thriller
A stage actor becomes entangled in a murder mystery after he marries a woman with a secret past.
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Mumtaz Askari, S.N. Banerjee
Votes: 503
14. Tarnation (2003)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography
Filmmaker Jonathan Caouette's documentary on growing up with his schizophrenic mother -- a mixture of snapshots, Super-8 film, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, and more - culled from nineteen years of his life.
Director: Jonathan Caouette | Stars: Jonathan Caouette, Renee Leblanc, Adolph Davis, Rosemary Davis
Votes: 6,710 | Gross: $0.59M
15. Allen v. Farrow (2021)
TV-MA | 64 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A look behind the years of sensational headlines to reveal the private story of the accusation of sexual abuse against Woody Allen involving his 7-year-old daughter with Mia Farrow.
Stars: Mia Farrow, Fletcher Previn, Dylan O'Sullivan Farrow, Casey Pascal
Votes: 7,869
16. The Mudlark (1950)
Approved | 99 min | Drama
An urchin, scavenging on a bank of the River Thames, finds a cameo depicting Queen Victoria. So taken by her beauty, he is determined to see her and sets off for Windsor Castle.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Irene Dunne, Alec Guinness, Andrew Ray, Beatrice Campbell
Votes: 941
17. Pennies from Heaven (1936)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promise an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to be a young girl, Patsy Smith, and her elderly grandfather who need lots of help.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows, Louis Armstrong
Votes: 796
18. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Comedy, Family
A teacher puts on a Christmas pageant and puts the worst children in school as the stars.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Loretta Swit, Jackson Davies, Antony Holland, David Alexander
Votes: 825
19. Sueño (2005)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A Mexican-American chases his dreams as he puts together a classic Mexican band to compete in a radio station sponsored contest, all while attempting to court a beautiful girl.
Director: Renée Chabria | Stars: John Leguizamo, Ana Claudia Talancón, Elizabeth Peña, Nestor Serrano
Votes: 620
20. Down in the Delta (1998)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama
In a desperate attempt to change her life, Loretta -- a troubled single mother from a tough Chicago neighborhood -- is sent to spend a summer at her family's ancestral home in rural Mississippi.
Director: Maya Angelou | Stars: Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr., Mary Alice, Esther Rolle
Votes: 1,899 | Gross: $5.66M
21. The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015)
Not Rated | 115 min | Documentary, History
This documentary tells the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century's most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world's attention for nearly 50 years.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Blair Anderson, Omar Barbour, Julian Bond, Elaine Brown
Votes: 2,146 | Gross: $0.48M
22. Amal (2007)
101 min | Drama
When Amal impresses an eccentric millionaire with his humility and humanity, he unknowingly becomes the old man's beneficiary.
Director: Richie Mehta | Stars: Rupinder Nagra, Naseeruddin Shah, Seema Biswas, Koel Purie
Votes: 2,228
23. Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (2008)
66 min | Documentary, Family, Fantasy
Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and ... See full summary »
Directors: Adriana Barbaro, Jeremy Earp | Stars: Daniel Acuff, Enola Aird, Michael Brody, George W. Bush
Votes: 594
24. Hollow Reed (1996)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long... See full summary »
Director: Angela Pope | Stars: Sam Bould, Martin Donovan, Ian Hart, Joely Richardson
Votes: 1,156 | Gross: $0.06M
25. Engel & Joe (2001)
93 min | Drama, Romance
A love story about a 17-year-old punk-rocker and a 15-year-old runaway girl.
Director: Vanessa Jopp | Stars: Robert Stadlober, Jana Pallaske, Sabine Berg, Mirko Lang
Votes: 977
26. Twist (2003)
R | 97 min | Drama
A queer "Oliver Twist" update set in the hustler district of modern-day Toronto.
Director: Jacob Tierney | Stars: Nick Stahl, Gary Farmer, Stephen McHattie, Tygh Runyan
Votes: 1,407
27. The People Speak (2009)
113 min | Documentary, History
A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."
Directors: Anthony Arnove, Chris Moore, Howard Zinn | Stars: Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen, Marisa Tomei, Josh Brolin
Votes: 643
28. Christmas Eve (1947)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
To save her fortune from a designing nephew, Matilda Reed must locate her three long-lost adopted sons in time for a Christmas Eve reunion.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell
Votes: 830
29. The Star Maker (1939)
Approved | 94 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
This is a film based on the life of Gus Edwards, a well-known vaudeville composer, entertainer and producer.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Linda Ware, Ned Sparks
Votes: 115
30. Improper Channels (1981)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple fights for justice to get their injured daughter out of a foster care center.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Alan Arkin, Mariette Hartley, Monica Parker, Harry Ditson
Votes: 182
31. Vegas (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
You don't choose your family. You choose your friends. 'Vegas' is the story of Thomas, Marianne, and Terje--three teenagers with nowhere to go. After witnessing his mother being beaten up, ... See full summary »
Director: Gunnar Vikene | Stars: Jørgen Hausberg Nilsen, Karoline Stemre, Sindre Kvalvåg Jacobsen, Helge Jordal
Votes: 650
32. Twice Blessed (1945)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been separated since their parents divorced seven years before. Each envies the life style of the other so they decide, without telling Jeff... See full summary »
Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Preston Foster, Gail Patrick, Lee Wilde, Lyn Wilde
Votes: 246
33. Brennpunkt: Instukids (2024– )
30 min | Documentary
In Norwegian child welfare institutions, many children and young people have come for help, but instead became drug addicts. They often themselves 'Instukids' on the net. Some of them tell ... See full summary »
Stars: Tuva Skei Tønset, Linnea Hansen, Anne Kokkin
Votes: 15
34. One Mile from Heaven (1937)
Passed | 67 min | Drama
A newspaper woman believes she has a Scoop when she finds a 'Quadroon-Mulatto' woman who is thought by all to be the mother of a 'White' child.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Claire Trevor, Sally Blane, Douglas Fowley, Fredi Washington
Votes: 193
35. Hold That Baby! (1949)
Passed | 64 min | Drama, Comedy
The boys find a baby amid the bundles in their new laundry business, the heir to a fortune left in their care in his mother's desperate attempt to stave off conniving relatives.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Frankie Darro
Votes: 287
36. Cotton Wool (2017)
38 min | Short, Drama
A single mother (Leanne Best) suffers a devastating stroke leaving her teenage daughter (Katherine Quinn) and 7-year-old son (Max Vento) to care for her.
Director: Nicholas Connor | Stars: Leanne Best, Crissy Rock, Kate Rutter, Max Vento
Votes: 35
37. Young Mother Hubbard (1917)
73 min | Drama
Forced by the death of her mother to care for her three brothers and sisters, little Mona Fairfax is known to farmers of her district as Young Mother Hubbard. The children's step-father, ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Berthelet | Stars: Mary McAllister, William Clifford, Carolyn Irwin, Granville Bates
Votes: 28
38. Green Chimneys (1997)
95 min | Documentary
Green Chimneys follows three young boys living at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment center for children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges.
Directors: Constance Marks, Bob Eisenhardt
Votes: 26
39. Family Rewritten (2017)
14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Despite battling Cystic Fibrosis, Camilla, age 16, identifies as a typical middle-class American teenager until the thread that holds her family together suddenly snaps.
Director: Yasmin Mistry | Stars: Camilla Tecsy, Lesley Frey, Farhan Ali, Kim Flodin
40. Together (2009)
100 min | Drama
A family of a father, a mother and their son is looking forward to go on vacation. On the way they experience an accident, and their lives are suddenly and unexpectedly turned upside down. ... See full summary »
Director: Matias Armand Jordal | Stars: Catrin Larell Eide, Jonathan Espolin-Johnson, Mona Grenne, Trond Halbo
Votes: 222
41. Two Laws (1982)
Not Rated | 130 min | Documentary, History
Docu-drama outlining the culture clash in law between indigenous Australians and white European settled Australia.
Directors: Alessandro Cavadini, Carolyn Strachan
Votes: 42
42. Age 7 in America (1991 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Biography
US take on the classic UK documentary series "Up". This first US entry follows a group of economically, racially and socially diverse 7-year-olds. The idea was to make followup films on them every 7 years but the project ended in 2006.
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Alexis, Ashtyn, Brandon, Douglas
Votes: 90
43. Absence/Presence (2023 TV Short)
28 min | Short
Director: Yasmin Mistry | Stars: Farhan Ali, Charell Star Charleston, Kim Flodin, Maja-Lisa Flodin-Ali
44. The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1997 Video)
178 min
Stars: Olivia Kerns, Mehr Mansuri, Simon McBurney, Edward Savage
45. Moritz (2003 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama
After his mother is rushed to the hospital, her young son Moritz finds a new home with a gay couple in the neighborhood.
Director: Stefan Haupt | Stars: Rudolph Straub, Anatole Taubman, Jonas Rohr, Lilian Fritz
Votes: 94
46. A Pleasant Journey (1923)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ernie and Farina anger the police force with their shoeshine scheme. Later, the gang switches places with some runaways about to board a train.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Jack Davis, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Votes: 97
47. Why Me?: Stories from the Stolen Generation (2007 Video)
56 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Documentary telling the story of 5 stolen children and how they were taken from their Aboriginal heritage and community.
Director: Rick Cavaggion | Stars: John Stanton, Sid Graham, Lyn Jones, Doris Kartinyeri
48. For a Better Life (2018)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Sold for $100, Fekri suffers years of abuse before his plight is discovered. After almost a year of hospitalization, Fekri moves into a group home where he finds support, mentorship, and forgiveness towards the family which sold him.
Director: Yasmin Mistry | Star: Fekri Kram
Votes: 5
49. The Secret (1988 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
A dramatised programme which tells the story of two young children who are sexually abused by their uncle. It traces the history of the abuse, the behavioural changes in the children, the ... See full summary »
Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Celine O'Leary, Matthew Randell, John Crouch, Jayde Bond
50. Be the Change (2010 TV Short)
21 min | Documentary, Short
The passionate story of Free the Children and their epic once a year event called: We Day.
Stars: Craig Kielburger, Marc Kielburger, Scott Dallen, Michel Chikwanine